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1 Rash (adjective)

बहुत ही सहज बहुत ही तेज़

Rash meaning

Acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences.

Synonyms: Impetuous, Hasty, Incautious

Antonyms: Careful, Cautious, Thoughtful

Example: He had obvious talent, but had a habit of making a couple of rash tackles.

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6 Prognostication (noun)

भविष्यवाणी

Prognostication meaning

A thing that somebody says will happen in the future.

Synonyms: Estimate, Prediction, Forecast

Example: Our focus here is analysis and commentary rather than prognostication.

7 Flounder (verb)

तड़पना

Flounder meaning

Be in a difficult and serious situation financially.

Synonyms: Struggle financially, Be in dire straits, Face insolvency

Antonyms: Do Well, Prosper, Succeed, Flourish

Example: The new democracy there continues to flounder.

8 All- encompassing (adjective)

व्यापक

All- encompassing meaning

including everything.

Synonyms: Comprehensive, Wide, Extensive, All-Embracing

Antonyms: Limited, Restricted, Confined, Bounded

Example: The risks detailed here are not all-encompassing.

9 Devise (verb)

ईजादकरना

Devise meaning

To invent something new or a new way of doing something.

Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate

Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate

Example: A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.

10 Geek (noun)

विज्ञान या कम्प्यूटर में दिलचस्पी

Geek meaning

A person who is knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest.

Synonyms: Devotee, Addict, Follower, Admirer

Example: I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to historical events.

11 Mar (verb)

खराब करना

Mar meaning

Impair the quality or appearance of.

Synonyms: Spoil, Ruin, Impair

Antonyms: Improve, Fix

Example: In reality, only bags under his eyes and unshaven appearance marred his skin.

12 Patronage (noun)

सहायता

Patronage meaning

The support, especially financial, that is given to a person or an organization by a patron.

Synonyms: Financing, Backing, Help, Aid

Antonyms: Hinder, Discouragement

Example: Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.

13 Swathes (noun)

पट्टा

Swathes meaning

A broad strip or area of something.

Synonyms: Area, Land, Sphere

Example: Broad swathes of China's industrial heartland are now chronically short of electricity.

14 Intercessors (noun)

रक्षक

Intercessors meaning

A person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer.

Synonyms: Negotiator, Moderator, Mediator

Example: They rejected the notion that an intercessor was needed to appeal to God.

15 Blitz (noun)

बम गिराना

Blitz meaning

An intensive or sudden military attack.

Synonyms: Bombardment, Onslaught, Barrage

Antonyms: Defence, Trickle

Example: The London office had been bombed during the blitz.

16 Abject (adjective)

दयनीयबुरा

Abject meaning

Extremely unpleasant and degrading.

Synonyms: Hopeless, Wretched, Atrocious, Degrading, Pitiable, Forlorn

Antonyms: Worthy, Dignified, Excellent, Magnificent

Example: She saw firsthand the abject conditions of the working people there.

17 Ameliorate (verb)

सुधारना

Ameliorate meaning

To make better something that was bad or not good enough.

Synonyms: Improve, Better, Amend, Refine

Antonyms: Worsen, Exacerbate, Deteriorate

Example: The new laws were designed to ameliorate the problem of chronic debt.

18 Flagship (noun)

सर्वोत्कृष्ट

Flagship meaning

The best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization.

Synonyms: Chief, Prime, Bellwether

Example: This bill is the flagship of the government's legislative programme.

19 Subaltern (adjective)

अधीनस्थ

Subaltern meaning

Of lower status.

Synonyms: Inferior, Petty, Underling, Minor

Antonyms: Superior, Better, First-rate

Example: The private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family.

20 Meld (verb)

मिलकर एक हो जाना

Meld meaning

To combine with something else; to make something combine with something else.

Synonyms: Blend, Merge, Unite, Mix

Antonyms: Separate, Divide

Example: The choruses meld together quite nicely to complement each other.

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